These Local Family Entertainment venues and performers were voted the Bay Area’s 2023 Best of the Best by Bay Area Parent readers. Read the full list of winners here.
Silicon Valley
Gold: Gilroy Gardens Family Theme Park. A family centered outdoor nature park that showcases majestic gardens, unique rides, water attractions and more than 10,000 trees – including the world-famous Circus Trees. Gilroy. gilroygardens.org.
Silver: Happy Hollow Park & Zoo. San Jose. happyhollow.org.
Bronze: California’s Great America. Santa Clara. Cagreatamerica.com.
Peninsula
Gold: Music Time with Megan. Megan Schoenbohm is available for private lessons, group lessons and parties. She also performs live with family friendly entertainment in venues through the Bay. Multiple locations. musictimewithmegan.com.
Silver: Pied Piper Players. Burlingame. piedpiperplayers.org.
Bronze: San Carlos Children’s Theater. San Carlos. sancarloschildrenstheater.com.
San Francisco/Marin
Gold: Music Time with Megan. Megan Schoenbohm is an experienced musician who teaches children’s music classes and performs at events throughout the Bay Area. Marin. musictimewithmegan.com.
Silver: Exploratorium. San Francisco. exploratorium.edu.
Bronze: Walt Disney Family Museum. San Francisco. waltdisney.org.
East Bay
Gold: Bumblebee Playspace. It has an art room, light room, water and dramatic play areas, instruments and a play market and home. Newark. bumblebeeplayspace.com.
Silver: Oakland Zoo. Oakland. oaklandzoo.org.
Bronze: Little Farm at Tilden Regional Park. Berkeley. ebparks.org/parks/venues/little-farm.
